Abstract This paper presents an optimization method to solve a multi-objective model of bi-level linear programming problem with intuitionistic fuzzy coefficients. The idea is based on TOPSIS (technique for order preference by similarity ideal solution) method. multiple criteria that identifies satisfactory solution from given set alternatives the minimization distance point and maximization na...

In this paper, we describe the concept of building a robot able to pursue a specific person through an airport while assisting with carrying that person’s luggage. After a review of the current devices available for performing these tasks, we described our approach that aims to develop a platform that could send and receive a signal that would provide a simple and practical means for the robot ...

This paper describes our attempt to make the Hidden Markov Model (HMM) score following system developed at Ircam sensible to past experiences in order to obtain better audio to score real-time alignment for musical applications. A new observation modeling based on Gaussian Mixture Models is developed which is trainable using a learning algorithm we would call automatic discriminative training. ...

When adopted, wildlife protection policies in Canadian forests typically cover large areas and affect multiple economic agents working these landscapes. Such measures are likely to increase the costs of timber for forestry companies operating area, which may hinder their acceptance unless harvesting remains profitable. We propose a bi-level problem that accounts profit-maximizing behavior an ar...

This paper deals with the problem of the instability regions of a free-free uniform Bernoulli beam consisting of two concentrated masses at the two free ends under the follower and transversal forces as a model for a space structure. The follower force is the model for the propulsion force and the transversal force is the controller force. The main aim of this study is to analyze the effects of...

Spontaneous bursting activity in cultured neuronal networks is initiated by leader neurons, which constitute a small subset of first-to-fire neurons forming a sub-network that recruits follower neurons into the burst. While the existence and stability of leader neurons is well established, the influence of stimulation on the leader-follower dynamics is not sufficiently understood. By combining ...

We propose that a leadership identity is coconstructed in organizations when individuals claim and grant leader and follower identities in their social interactions. Through this claiming-granting process, individuals internalize an identity as leader or follower, and those identities become relationally recognized through reciprocal role adoption and collectively endorsed within the organizati...

The performance of CMOS image sensors in a deep sub-micron CMOS process is limited by two factors: 1) The increasing pixel temporal noise floor dominated by the 1/f noise from the pixel source follower (SF) and 2) The decreasing pixel analog swing due to the supply voltage scaling. In this paper, we present the possibility of using a buried channel n-MOST as the in-pixel source follower to redu...